Chapter IX · Chapter 9

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading "It's like a checker-board going up-hill."

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading "No, it isn't either," said Rudolf, who loved to disagree, "because the squares are not square, they're all different shapes and sizes and they're not just red and black but ever and ever so many different colors."

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading CAPTAIN JINKS Ann stood and stared at the line of low hills that fringed the edge of the water.

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From this reading CAPTAIN JINKS Ann stood and stared at the line of low hills that fringed the edge of the water.

used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement

From this reading "It's something like the countries in the geography maps, anyway," said Ann.

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading "No, it isn't either," said Rudolf, who loved to disagree, "because the squares are not square, they're all different shapes and sizes and they're not just red and black but ever and ever so many different colors."

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading CAPTAIN JINKS Ann stood and stared at the line of low hills that fringed the edge of the water.

for the reason that

From this reading "No, it isn't either," said Rudolf, who loved to disagree, "because the squares are not square, they're all different shapes and sizes and they're not just red and black but ever and ever so many different colors."

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

From this reading "No, it isn't either," said Rudolf, who loved to disagree, "because the squares are not square, they're all different shapes and sizes and they're not just red and black but ever and ever so many different colors."

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading "No, it isn't either," said Rudolf, who loved to disagree, "because the squares are not square, they're all different shapes and sizes and they're not just red and black but ever and ever so many different colors."

an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant

From this reading CAPTAIN JINKS Ann stood and stared at the line of low hills that fringed the edge of the water.

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From this reading "It's like a checker-board going up-hill."

a flag that shows its nationality

From this reading "No, it isn't either," said Rudolf, who loved to disagree, "because the squares are not square, they're all different shapes and sizes and they're not just red and black but ever and ever so many different colors."

plural of “country” — a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading "It's something like the countries in the geography maps, anyway," said Ann.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading "What funny, funny country!" she exclaimed.

unlike in nature or quality or form or degree

From this reading "No, it isn't either," said Rudolf, who loved to disagree, "because the squares are not square, they're all different shapes and sizes and they're not just red and black but ever and ever so many different colors."

be of different opinions

From this reading "No, it isn't either," said Rudolf, who loved to disagree, "because the squares are not square, they're all different shapes and sizes and they're not just red and black but ever and ever so many different colors."

the boundary of a surface

From this reading CAPTAIN JINKS Ann stood and stared at the line of low hills that fringed the edge of the water.

one or the other of two

From this reading "No, it isn't either," said Rudolf, who loved to disagree, "because the squares are not square, they're all different shapes and sizes and they're not just red and black but ever and ever so many different colors."

at any time

From this reading "No, it isn't either," said Rudolf, who loved to disagree, "because the squares are not square, they're all different shapes and sizes and they're not just red and black but ever and ever so many different colors."

past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy

From this reading "What funny, funny country!" she exclaimed.

surrounded as with a border or fringe; sometimes used in combination

From this reading CAPTAIN JINKS Ann stood and stared at the line of low hills that fringed the edge of the water.

arousing or provoking laughter

From this reading "What funny, funny country!" she exclaimed.

study of the earth's surface; includes people's responses to topography and climate and soil and vegetation

From this reading "It's something like the countries in the geography maps, anyway," said Ann.

the act of departing

From this reading "It's like a checker-board going up-hill."

plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading CAPTAIN JINKS Ann stood and stared at the line of low hills that fringed the edge of the water.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading "It's something like the countries in the geography maps, anyway," said Ann.

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From this reading "No, it isn't either," said Rudolf, who loved to disagree, "because the squares are not square, they're all different shapes and sizes and they're not just red and black but ever and ever so many different colors."

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "No, it isn't either," said Rudolf, who loved to disagree, "because the squares are not square, they're all different shapes and sizes and they're not just red and black but ever and ever so many different colors."

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From this reading "It's like a checker-board going up-hill."

noisy and mischievous merrymaking

From this reading CAPTAIN JINKS Ann stood and stared at the line of low hills that fringed the edge of the water.

and nothing more

From this reading "No, it isn't either," said Rudolf, who loved to disagree, "because the squares are not square, they're all different shapes and sizes and they're not just red and black but ever and ever so many different colors."

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading "It's like a checker-board going up-hill."

a formation of people or things one beside another

From this reading CAPTAIN JINKS Ann stood and stared at the line of low hills that fringed the edge of the water.

held dear

From this reading "No, it isn't either," said Rudolf, who loved to disagree, "because the squares are not square, they're all different shapes and sizes and they're not just red and black but ever and ever so many different colors."

less than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading CAPTAIN JINKS Ann stood and stared at the line of low hills that fringed the edge of the water.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading "No, it isn't either," said Rudolf, who loved to disagree, "because the squares are not square, they're all different shapes and sizes and they're not just red and black but ever and ever so many different colors."

plural of “map” — a diagrammatic representation of the earth's surface (or part of it)

From this reading "It's something like the countries in the geography maps, anyway," said Ann.

not any; not one

From this reading "No, it isn't either," said Rudolf, who loved to disagree, "because the squares are not square, they're all different shapes and sizes and they're not just red and black but ever and ever so many different colors."

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "No, it isn't either," said Rudolf, who loved to disagree, "because the squares are not square, they're all different shapes and sizes and they're not just red and black but ever and ever so many different colors."

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading CAPTAIN JINKS Ann stood and stared at the line of low hills that fringed the edge of the water.

red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood

From this reading "No, it isn't either," said Rudolf, who loved to disagree, "because the squares are not square, they're all different shapes and sizes and they're not just red and black but ever and ever so many different colors."

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "No, it isn't either," said Rudolf, who loved to disagree, "because the squares are not square, they're all different shapes and sizes and they're not just red and black but ever and ever so many different colors."

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "No, it isn't either," said Rudolf, who loved to disagree, "because the squares are not square, they're all different shapes and sizes and they're not just red and black but ever and ever so many different colors."

plural of “shape” — any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)

From this reading "No, it isn't either," said Rudolf, who loved to disagree, "because the squares are not square, they're all different shapes and sizes and they're not just red and black but ever and ever so many different colors."

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "What funny, funny country!" she exclaimed.

plural of “size” — the physical magnitude of something (how big it is)

From this reading "No, it isn't either," said Rudolf, who loved to disagree, "because the squares are not square, they're all different shapes and sizes and they're not just red and black but ever and ever so many different colors."

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading "No, it isn't either," said Rudolf, who loved to disagree, "because the squares are not square, they're all different shapes and sizes and they're not just red and black but ever and ever so many different colors."

a thing, without saying which

From this reading "It's something like the countries in the geography maps, anyway," said Ann.

make square

From this reading "No, it isn't either," said Rudolf, who loved to disagree, "because the squares are not square, they're all different shapes and sizes and they're not just red and black but ever and ever so many different colors."

plural of “square” — (geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon

From this reading "No, it isn't either," said Rudolf, who loved to disagree, "because the squares are not square, they're all different shapes and sizes and they're not just red and black but ever and ever so many different colors."

past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes

From this reading CAPTAIN JINKS Ann stood and stared at the line of low hills that fringed the edge of the water.

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading CAPTAIN JINKS Ann stood and stared at the line of low hills that fringed the edge of the water.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading CAPTAIN JINKS Ann stood and stared at the line of low hills that fringed the edge of the water.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading CAPTAIN JINKS Ann stood and stared at the line of low hills that fringed the edge of the water.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "No, it isn't either," said Rudolf, who loved to disagree, "because the squares are not square, they're all different shapes and sizes and they're not just red and black but ever and ever so many different colors."

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading "No, it isn't either," said Rudolf, who loved to disagree, "because the squares are not square, they're all different shapes and sizes and they're not just red and black but ever and ever so many different colors."

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "It's like a checker-board going up-hill."

binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent

From this reading CAPTAIN JINKS Ann stood and stared at the line of low hills that fringed the edge of the water.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading "What funny, funny country!" she exclaimed.

which person or people

From this reading "No, it isn't either," said Rudolf, who loved to disagree, "because the squares are not square, they're all different shapes and sizes and they're not just red and black but ever and ever so many different colors."